Dyeing-machine



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DYEING MACHINE.

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DYEING MACHINE.

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ATTORNEY H. M. DUDLEY.

DYEING MACHINE.

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DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. zo. 1917.

Patented Mar. 23,1920.

INVENTOR //w/Ju- @M47 ATTORNEY HOWARD M. DTTDLEY, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANJIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mai-.23, 1920.

Application led Novemberg, 1917. Serial No. 203,031.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HOWARD M. DUDLEY, acitizen of the United States, residing in the city of Philadelphia,county of Phila delphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented.certain new and useful Improvements in'Dyeing-Machines, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact specication. Y y

vMy invention relates to devices suitable for the dyeing of textile bersand refers particularly to devices suitable forthe dyeing of materialwound upon beams, jack spools and other similar forms of textile fibersin which the ber is wound upon hollow central members.

Une object of my invention is a device suitable for the dyeing of anumber. of wound ber forms by the passage of a liquid therethrough.

Another object of my invention is a device whereby a liquid may bepassed uniformly in opposite directions through a number of wound berforms upon foraminous beams or spools.

Another object of my inventionv is a device suitable for the dyeing ofwound ber forms in which the condition of the dyeing treatment may bedetermined without opening the dyeing receptacle or interrupting thetreatment thereon.

These and other objects of my invention will be evident upon aconsideration of my specication and accompanying drawings.

In the dyeing of wound ber forms, such as beams, jack spools and similarforms, in which the ber is wound u on foraminous hollow members, it isessentlal that the ber be maintained in its original position upon thewound form, in order that it may be readily unwound therefrom. As thesewound ber forms do not contain a great length of ber, a number must betreated simultaneously, and the device must allow the ber to be packedin a uniform mass. Further, the liquid must be passed through the entireber mass uniformly and equally. llt is further advantageous to have somemeans whereby the dyed condition of the ber may be determined withoutopening the dyeing chamber or interrupting the dyeing operation.

The device of myinvention accomplishes all of the above desired resultsin a rapid, economical and effective manner.

ln the drawings accompanying this specication, and forming a partthereof, similar parts are designated by similar numerals Figure 1 is aside` plan view of one form \of my device partly in cross-section.

2 is a top plan with cover removed.

F1g. 3is a plan view of one of the lower members with casing removed.

Fig. 4 is a cross-section of one of the bercarrying members.

Fig. 5 is a cross-section through the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. l 4

Fig. 6 is atop plan View of one of the ber-carrying members partlybroken' awa)T and partly in cross-section, with ber removed.

Fig. 7 is a broken enlarged view of one n of the ber compressing blades.

Fig. 8 is a vertical cross-section of the testing device.

The particular form of the device of my invention shown in theaccompanying drawings, comprises a receptacle 10 having the wall 11. Thebottom 20 of the receptacle consists of a series of annular members 12,12 supported by the members 13, 13, each having a central opening 14,formed by the side wall 15 extending inwardly above the member 12 anddownwardly into the member 16, forming an inwardly converging conduit 18opening into the openings 14, 14. The bottom 20 is attached to the sidewall 11 'of the receptacle 10 by the screw bolts 21,

21. The pipe 22 carrying the valve 23 is connected to the 'pipe 24,which in turn is connected to the delivering chamber of the pump 25. Thepipe 26 carrying thev valve 27, is connected with the pipe 24 and opensinto the series of chambers 28, 28. The pipe 29 carrying the valve 30,connects the pipe 26 with the top of the reserve tank 31. The pipe 32carrying the valve 33, connects the pipes 29 and 22. A pipe 34, carryingthe valve 35, connects the lower portion of the reserve tank 31 with thereceiving chamber of the pump 25, which chamber is also connected withthe pipe 36, carrying the valve 37. leading to a dissolving tank, notshown.

'The ber is wound upon a beam comprising a series of separated parallelmembers or bars 40, 40 supported by two annular members 41, 41, the bars40, 40 having the oit-sets 42, 42. The flange members 43, 43 haveopenings toreceive the bars 40, 40, the off-sets 42, 42 resting upon theange members 43, 43 as shown. rlhe flanges 43, 43 also contain a seriesof slots 44, 44. After the liber is wound upon the beam between theflanges 43, 43, a series of blades 45, 45 is inserted in the slots44,44, the blades resting against the fiber and the clamp bands l-(, 46tightly clamped around the blades 45, 45 by means of the clamp screws46, 46', thus pressing the blades 45, 45 against the fiber. The blades45, 45 have off-sets 47, 47 to rest upon the inner face of the fianges43, 43. A series of thus prepared beams is then introduced into thereceptacle as follows The lower extended ends of the bars 40, 40 areinserted within each opening 14, the flange 43, forming a tight joint byits abutment upon the upper face of the member 15. A cap 50 is thenplaced upon each beam, the flange 51 ofthe cap abutting upon the outerface of the iiange 43. The top 52 is then attached to the wall 11 bymeans of the screw bolts 53, 53. The top 52 has a series ot threadedopenings 54, 54 in alinement with indents within the upper part of thecaps 50, 50, lthe threaded openings carrying a series of sct screws 55,55 meshed therewith. The set'screws 55, 55 are then screwed inwardlysupporting the beams and forming liquid tight joints between the iange43 and the member 15, and the flanges 51 and 43. The pump 25 isconnected to the pipe 70 carrying the valve 71 which in turn isconnected with a source of fresh water supply. The lower end ot theconduit 18 is connected to a drain pipe 80 carrying the valve 81.

A smaller testing device, similar to the larger device and containingone beam., is shown in Fig. 8, in which the parts similar to those ofthe larger device are designated by similar prime numerals.

The chamber 28 is connected to the chamber 28 by the pipe GO carryingthe valve 61, and the chamber 18 is connected to the chamber 18 by thepipe 62 carrying the valve 63. The fiber 100 in the testing device maybe examined by removing the top 52 and withdrawing the fiber-carryingmember. The operation of the device is as follows All of the valves areclosed with the eX- ception of valves 23, 30, 37. 61 and 63 and the pump25 started. The liquid thus passes from the dissolving tank, not shown,through the pipe 36, the pump 25, the pipes 24 and 22, the conduit 18and the openings 14, 14 into the interior of the beam and thenceoutwardly through the fiber 100 into the receptacle and thence throughthe chamber 28 into the pipe 26 and upwardly through the pipe 29 intothe reserve tank 31. When sufficient liquid has been introduced into thereserve tank 31, the valve 37 -is closed andvalve 35 opened, the liquidthen having a continuous circulation as described above. At the sametime the liquid is forced in a similar manner through the testing deviceand the liber 100 contained therein.

When it is desired to reverse the iow of the liquid, valves 23 and 30are closed and valves 27 and 33 are opened. The liquld then passes fromthe pump 25 through the pipes 24 and 26 into the chamber 28 into thereceptacle 10, inwardly through the liber 100 into the interior of thebeams, through the openings 14, the conduit 18, the pipes 32 and 29 intothe reserve tank 31 and thence through the pipe 34 into the pump forcontinuous circulation. At the same time the flow of liquid is reversedin a similar manner through the testing device.

When it is desired to examine the condition of the fiber within thetesting device without interrupting the operation in the larger device,the valves 61 and 63 are closed and the testing device removed asdescribed above.

When the dyeing operation is completed, the liquid is removed from thereceptacle through the pipe 80, and the fiber washed by introducingwater into the pump through the pipe 70.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number orarrangement of parts as described and shown, all of which may be variedwithout going beyond the scope of my invention as described and claimed.

What I claim is 1. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a receptacle, aseries of removable foraminous fiber-carrying members within thereceptacle, foraminous means comprising a series of removable spacedbars capable of abutment upon liber wound upon the foraminous membersfor holding fiber in av compressed condition upon the fiber-carryingmembers and in fixed position during the dyeing operation, means forclosing one end of the liber-carrying members, a top to the receptacle,a bottom to the receptacle, means within .the bottom whereby a liquidmay be continuously passed into the open end of the foraminous membersand thence outwardly through liber wound thereon into the receptacle,means \within the bottom whereby a liquid may be continuously passedfrom the receptacle inwardly through the ber wound upon the foraminousmembers into the interior of the foraminous members and means forpassing a liquid through the machine.

2. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a receptacle, a series ofremovable foraminous fiber-carrying members within the receptacle, eachforaminous member comprising a series of parallel spaced bars, a seriesof parallel spaced bars capable of holding fiber in a compressedIcondition upon the foraminous members, means for maintaining theforaminous members in fixed posi tion during the dyeing operation, meansfor closing one end of the foraminous members, a top to the receptacle,a bottom to the receptacle, means within the bottom whereby a liquid maybe continuously passed into the open end of the foraminous members andthence outwardly through ber wound thereon into the receptacle, meanswithin the bottom whereby a liquid may be continuously passed from thereceptacle inwardly through the ber wound upon the foraminous membersinto the interior of the foraminous membersand means for passing aliquid through the machine.

3. In a dyeing machine, in combination, a receptacle, a series ofremovable foraminous fiber-carrying members within the reoeptacle, eachforaminous member comprising a series of parallel spaced bars, a seriesof parallel spaced bars capable of holding ber in a compressedconditionupon the foraminous members, a removable top to the receptacle, meanscarried by the top for maintaining the foraminous members in positionduring the dyeing operation, means for closing the top of the foraminousmembers, a bottom to the receptacle, conduits within the bottom, soarranged that a liquid may be passed through one conduit, through thelower end of the oraminous members and thence outwardly through fiberwound thereon into the receptacle and the other conduit, the arrangementallowing the reverse flow of liquid, and means for passing a liquidcontinuousxlzy through the machine.

Signed at New orlc city, in the county of New York and State of New Yorkthis 19th day of November, 1917.

HOWARD M. DUDLEY.

